Traditional music sessions in sussex, kent and surrey. The side has been dancing since 1981, though with much change of personnel over the years. Lewes childrens book group lewes childrens book group. Folk and roots guide to folk clubs, venues and artists sussex. If you are not a music reader, then there is a terrific resource of sound files for popular session tunes at the lewes folk club site. It can be seen as having distinct regional and local variations in content and style, particularly in areas more removed from the cultural and political centres of the. No future events currently found at lewes folk club in lewes view past events. The folk music of england is a traditionbased music, which has been existed since the later medieval period. Prompted by a discussion about tune books in the general concertina discussion forum i was going to recommend a book published by the good folks at the lewes arms folk club only to find that the whole thing is available for download in various formats here what you dont get by downloading the files is a nice tune book full of little notes about the tunes at a very modest price. Every first tuesday of the month, lewes folk club meet for an english tunes session in the john harvey tavern.
The coppers will give us two fortyfive minute spots and the rest of the evening is filled by members of the audience performing a song or tune if they wish. Together with eddie upton we established a monthly ceilidh club in lewes where we jointly worked on new tunes and dances. Initially peter needed parts to play from, so i wrote out basslines for every tune we played. The walthamstow folk club session is held on the second tueday of each month in the plough inn,wood street, london e17 as far as we are aware all the tunes in this book are public domain and not subject to unless otherwise stated. We have circulated our magazine, the sussex pie, throughout sussex for many years and are now taking advantage of the internet by providing a folk club directory. These are hereford hornpipe sussex tune book 7tub hornpipe and calums roadstrily. Anyone is welcome to bring tapes or cds and lead dances, as this is a communal event. The term is used to refer to english traditional music and music composed, or delivered, in a traditional style. Within these pages are over 200 illustrations together with details of virtually all the clubs, venues, organisers and resident singers featured in the area for the past forty. The woodshed session broadstairs travellers rest folk club otford festivals. The lewes saturday folk club is a small folk club with a friendly, informal atmosphere.
The club has produced a book the lewes favourites 180 of the tunes. Folk and roots presents monday monday, a night of the best of the folk and roots scene which will be held on the first monday of the month in central london as from october 2009. The oyster girls is a ladies morris dance side from the isle of wight in the south of england. Paul hardy has compiled a superb tunebook that is available as a free download, or you can pay a modest sum for a printed copy.
The history book festival would not have been possible without. Folk and roots guide to folk clubs, venues and artists. Lewes saturday folk club john harvey tavern, lewes, 8 p. If you would like to play english dance music, here is an opportunity to meet other players to learn and swap tunes regardless of what instrument you play. Historic dance and tune books the vaughan williams memorial library contains many rare and unique items of literature, both printed and in manuscript. The tunes are strily vale, christmas box and a sussex waltz. The home page of the local folk, world, country and roots music listings magazine. The sussex folk association susfa describes folk music and song activities in east and west sussex.
Lewes saturday folk club music workshops 2020 workshops last a full day. Paul hardy has compiled a superb tunebook that is available as a free download. George knew that i would want to meet bob, so he invited him round for a big cooked breakfast. Walthamstow folk club tune book uk copyleft walthamstow folk club 2009.
Folk radio uk is an independent internet radio station. Amazing escape room games in boise are different because of the years of talent and combined skills of our designers and engineers. Copper family, lewes saturday folk club music folk in lewes. Jan 09, 2015 back in 1991 or thereabouts, i played the lewes saturday folk club and nellies at tonbridge on consecutive nights. When in that page, left click on the speed selector to play the tune, or click back on your browser to return to this page. Its a mixed sort of workshop, but very led on the nyckelharpa with nyckelharpa players in mind. After the lewes gig i was put up by bobs nextdoor neighbour george wagstaff another really nice man, sadly no longer with us. Hobgoblin music arrived in brighton in june 2014 and has been in sussex since 1976. With the development of this gallery we are making available for browsing some of these items which, unless they have already been made available in one or other surrogate or transcribed formats. If you are not a music reader, then there is a terrific resource of soundfiles for popular session tunes at the lewes folk club site. This is selection of tunes and versions which are commonly played in pubs in the lewes area of east sussex. It is often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music. This is a selection of the free, participatory tune and song sessions happening in a loosely defined area roughly corresponding to sussex, kent and surrey.
He is sorely missed, but his enthusiasm lives on in the two tune books he produced. Folk music has been preserved and transmitted orally, through print and later through recordings. We found 30 books set in lewes and 50 others set nearby. Oct 12, 20 the oyster girls is a ladies morris dance side from the isle of wight in the south of england. When i last looked it contained over 600 tunes so should keep you busy for a while. Aug 05, 2011 the copper family play the beautiful days festival at escot park in devon this month, the lewes folk festival in october, and hadleigh and thundersley cricket club in december. Historic dance and tune books vaughan williams memorial. Whats on in lewes the old firm lewes saturday folk club. Ive limited myself to print versions and included the most common compilations, tunebooks from specific composers, and tunebooks from a historical or country of origin.
Booking forms can be printed from the website about four months before the event. Second annual history book festival lewes chamber of commerce. You can find tunes all over the internet, both from abc notation sites. This song was recorded in 1954 by sean oboyle and seamus ennis from mrs. The brighton branch offers hobgoblins huge range of new and secondhand folk and acoustic musical instruments, in a splendid location a 3 minute walk down the road from brightons main train station, so quick to get to from hove, lewes, worthing, crawley and haywards heath, and an easy stroll from both the. We have a core of regular dance teachers which ensures variety. The tunes for a whole volume can be downloaded in noteworthy, abc or midi format. Ive just put together the final details for a workshop down in lewes. This is a good night to try singing or playing in public for the first time to a friendly, welcoming group of people. Sep 20, 2018 we take care in the development, layout, design, and construction of each and every aspect of our rooms, because we want our friends, players, and loyal fans to get fully absorbed in the environments that we create for them.
Lewes childrens book group is a branch of the federation of childrens book groups, a national organisation whose aim is to promote the enjoyment of childrens books. Steve played melodeon and anglo concertina for a number of local morris sides throughout the 1980s and 1990s before concentrating on singing and playing a variety of instraments in the local clubs. Dec 08, 2007 prompted by a discussion about tune books in the general concertina discussion forum i was going to recommend a book published by the good folks at the lewes arms folk club only to find that the whole thing is available for download in various formats here. Jim marshall and vic started this over forty years ago and they still share the editorship. They have been performing together since 2003 and are regulars at both seaford folk club and the lewes saturday folk club. Sussex folk association the aim of the sussex folk association is to promote all the folk groups in east and west sussex. Folk radio uk is commercial free and the music isnt interrupted by pointless blurb. T he flying dutchman, 118 tonbridge road, hildenborough, tn11 9en. The author of two successful tunebooks, he has also written articles for several magazines and led fiddle workshops at festivals all over the. English folk music has produced or contributed to several important musical genres, including sea shanties, jigs, hornpipes and dance music, such as that used for morris dancing.
Second annual history book festival lewes chamber of. Tune index including usual combinations in which they are played in lewes. This link takes you to the folk music listings page of the widely used whats on in brighton website. Somerset singersongwriter reg meuross is inviting people to join in with the spirit of new song shine on, which is. Bryan runs the monthly session concertinas anonymous there. Pub session tunes lewes favourites tunebook and songbook part 3. Sandra was a founder member of this club and established many of its guiding principles, especially a love of genuine traditional music and the belief that everyone should have the chance to sing or play if they wish. What follows is the start of a catalog of contra dance music tune books. We moved from the lewes arms to the elephant and castle at the beginning of 2009. This years lewes folk festival takes place on the 9th 11th october. A vallat literally valley tune was often used to call the cows down from the mountain. In 1982 a selection of the dance tunes was assembled by dr. If you would like to play english dance music, here is an opportunity to meet. The lewes israeli folk dance group caters for those with some experience and an enthusiasm for the subject.
Check out the similar venues below or view events in brighton. All groups groups your friends have joined arts beliefs. This is a particularly beautiful example you can listen to it here played by pelle jakobsson. We always welcome new members see our membership section for details. Feel free to try them out even if you arent coming to the workshop.
Book club groups in lewes heres a look at some book club groups near lewes. If you would like your entry modifiied or removed or know of any other sessions that should be here, contact bryan creer. Find groups in lewes, england about book club and meet people in your local community who share your interests. A few old articles have been transferred from my old blog, the daily orator.
Sussex allday singaround, lewes saturday folk club music. The tutor performs at the club on the saturday evening. The lewes saturday folk club meets every saturday night except when that clashes with bonfire or christmas in a small clubroom with a friendly, informal atmosp. We mostly book performers of british traditional music, but we enjoy other styles as well. Sadly, andy warburton who started the lewes favourites sessions around 1997, died on the 22nd october 2012. We organise events and activities in lewes, east sussex, including bookswaps and author events. The copper family play the beautiful days festival at escot park in devon this month, the lewes folk festival in october, and hadleigh and thundersley cricket club in december. Our interest is mainly but not exclusively in british traditional music and song and contemporary folk musicsong derived from the tradition. The chichester inn, 38 west street, chichester, po19 1rp, 7. We believe the data provided to be correct, but accept no responsibility for any reliance placed on it. We recruited a classicallytrained trombone player, peter thompson. I was lucky enough to be at the march 2017 session and recorded these moments. Are you in possession of some forgotten literature. The lewes saturday folk club lewes, lewes district.
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